Chikuhō no kodomotachi (Chikuho’s Children) by Ken Domon Hatsumi Sensei writes that sensing the true nature of things (消体 shotai) like budo and nature, shows that they are connected and cannot be divided. He explains this by way of photography: “The mon 門 (gate), or shumon 宗門(religion), and bumon 武門(martial), are captured beautifully by the…
